the nvidia HOWTO on the SuSE site has changed in the last couple of weeks (wow it was changed this morning... what a coincidence) or so to include the following text:
------------------------------------------- 2) Use the nvidia installer.
export IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH=yes sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-4363.run
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but what it doesn't tell you to do is that to run the nVidia installer you must not have X running and must be in either runlevel three or else have booted up into "safe mode" for a console session.
Not having X running (which the installer tells you to not do) should be enough. I've installed this on a few boxes simply by doing ssh boxname -l root /etc/init.d/xdm stop [optionally rmmod nvidia.o] sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-XXXXXXXXX.run /etc/init.d/xdm start Kind regards, -- Gerhard den Hollander Phone :+31-10.280.1515 ICT manager Direct:+31-10.280.1539 Jason Geosystems BV Fax :+31-10.280.1511 gdenhollander@Fugro-Jason.com POBox 1573 visit us at http://www.Fugro-Jason.com 3000 BN Rotterdam JASON.......#1 in Reservoir Characterization The Netherlands This e-mail and any attachment is/are intended solely for the named addressee(s) and may contain information that is confidential and privileged.